We're always saying "Don't judge a book by its cover" - But, let's be honest. Nobody has that kind of time. Even people with time on their hands don't have time to conduct a thorough examination before choosing a book. Or a meal, or a friend for that matter. If someone recommends a book, or a meal or a friend, that's fine. That fits into our busy schedule. Otherwise, we're going with first impressions. We're judging books, meals, friends, and everything else, by how they look. I'm taking a risk here and saying that people with less than perfect vision have a clear advantage; the less perfect, the bigger the advantage.
Does it make me a bad person, judging things by the way they appear? The answer is, yes - sometimes. Basically, I'm just too damn dependent on my eyesight. I'm imagining a market for glasses that make things look soft, blurry, fuzzy, hazy, jagged. Maybe they could help us treat one another more gently at the outset...
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